Oregon: Minimum Wage Scheduled to Rise Up to $14.75 in Certain Areas Over the Next Decade

New Law Establishes Tiered Rates Based on Geographical Location of Employers

The minimum wage in Oregon will rise over the next several years, according to the following schedules:

Base Minimum Wage
In general, employee wages cannot be computed at a rate lower than:

• From July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, $9.75;


• From July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, $10.25;


• From July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, $10.75;


• From July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, $11.25;


• From July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, $12.00;


• From July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, $12.75;


• From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, $13.50; and


• After June 30, 2023, beginning on July 1 of each year, a rateadjusted annually for inflation.

Urban Growth Boundary of Portland
For employees working within the urban growth boundary of ametropolitan service district, wages generally cannot be computed at a rate lower than:

• From July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, $9.75;


• From July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, $11.25;


• From July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, $12.00;


• From July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, $12.50;


• From July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, $13.25;


• From July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, $14.00;


• From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, $14.75; and


• After June 30, 2023, such employees must be paid no less than $1.25 per hour more than the base minimum wage as adjusted for inflation (above).

Note: The Labor Commissioner is expected to adopt rules for determining an employer's location as an urban growth boundary.

Non-Urban Counties
For employees working within a nonurban county (as described in section 2 of the law), wages generally cannot be computed at a rate lower than:

• From July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, $9.50;


• From July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, $10.00;


• From July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, $10.50;


• From July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, $11.00;


• From July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, $11.50;


• From July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, $12.00;


• From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, $12.50; and


• After June 30, 2023, such employers must pay an employee no less than $1 per hour less than the base minimum wage.

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